Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Bradford City AFC

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Plymouth Argyle FC

Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Valley Parade 18,475 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

Will Swan 72' 1–1

Y 25' Alexander Mitchell

Y 36' Malachi Boateng

Y 55' Owen Dale

Y 74' Matthew Sorinola

Y 84' Aribim Pepple

George Lapslie 90' Y

Overview

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Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Valley Parade.

Bradford City AFC 13 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 15 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)
Assistant 1 Drew Dutton (England)
Assistant 2 Matthew Sowerby (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Bradford City AFC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-12-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Bradford City AFC 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Stevenage FC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	Northampton Town FC	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	Burton Albion FC	A	1–2	L

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Bradford City AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	A	3–1	W
11 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	2–2	D
06 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	3–0	W
03 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
21 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC		Plymouth Argyle FC
#8	Position	#6
22	Points	23
13	Played	15
6 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 2 / 6
10	Scored	21
8	Conceded	22
+2	GD	-1
1.69	PPG	1.53
46%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

69% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Bradford City AFC are 8th (22 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 6th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

3/4

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/3

46-60

7/4

61-75

2/2

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC

Bobby Pointon	2 G
Nick Powell	1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey	1 G
Aden Baldwin	1 G

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	5 G
Will Evans	3 G
Xavier Amaechi	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bradford City AFC and Plymouth Argyle FC has kicked off!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bradford City AFC that had 126 games and scored 115 goals.
8' GOAL! Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu fires home to make it 0-1!
13' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' Malachi Boateng is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Plymouth Argyle FC so far.
25' Alexander Mitchell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
29' Another substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC to replace Brendan Galloway by Matthew Sorinola on 29 minute.
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wes Harding is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bradford City AFC.
36' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Malachi Boateng on 36 minutes.
41' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
46' Bradford City AFC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bradford City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' The referee calls foul for Owen Dale. He receives a card.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' A tactical swap from Plymouth Argyle FC — Caleb Watts on, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu off on 61 minutes.
63' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Josh Neufville on 63 minute.
68' Josh Neufville has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' Will Swan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
74' It’s gonna be a card for Matthew Sorinola.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' Xavier Amaechi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Owen Dale at the 80 minute mark.
84' Aribim Pepple has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
89' Bradford City AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Bradford City AFC player sees a card in front of him.
90' The Bradford City AFC bench stirs into life. Stephen Humphrys is withdrawn and Matthew Pennington gets his opportunity.
The points are shared — Bradford City AFC 1-1 Plymouth Argyle FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

1
Sam Walker
6
Max Power
19
Kayden Jackson
4
Joe Wright
26
Curtis Tilt
32
George Lapslie
11
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Matthew Pennington 90'
7
Josh Neufville ↓ Nick Powell 63'
3
Ibou Touray
15
Aden Baldwin
21
Jenson Metcalfe ↓ Will Swan 63'

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

28
Ronan Curtis
22
Brendan Galloway ↓ Matthew Sorinola 29'
45
Wes Harding
4
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu ↓ Caleb Watts 61'
35
Owen Dale ↓ Xavier Amaechi 80'
1
Conor Hazard
9
Lorent Tolaj
27
Aribim Pepple
2
Mathias Ross
19
Malachi Boateng
15
Alexander Mitchell

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Freddie Ladapo	2
Jack Payne	2
Julio Pleguezuelo	1
Harvey White	1
Joel Grant	1
George Miller	1
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu	1
Will Swan	1

Head to Head

Bradford City AFC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2026-03-21 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC L

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.94 Bradford City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Bradford City AFC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC36% Draw33% Plymouth Argyle FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw

68%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

64%

Bradford City AFC or Plymouth Argyle FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC22% Draw56% Plymouth Argyle FC22%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.4%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

13%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 3

2.1%

0 – 3

2.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap	Bradford City AFC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	20%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	21%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.